10. Honda S2000 Edition 100TopGear loved the S2000. The Edition 100 still had 237bhp at 9,000rpm from 2.0 litres, but got a plaque, white paint and graphite alloys - worth nearly �30k then? No.
This article was originally published in December's issue of Car Evolution magazine
9. Ford Focus RS500All-new Focus is due early next year, so Ford decided to go out with a bang. Hence the 350bhp - yet still worryingly front-wheel-drive - RS500. Black hole of tyre death.
Read our Focus RS500 roadtest
8. Mercedes-Benz CLK BlackThe CLK was a dynamic disappointment, right up until Merc removed all the luxury and sound-deadening, gave it a 506bhp V8 and made it cost �100k. And then it died.
7. Pagani Zonda RThe new twin-turbo Pagani is due early in spring of 2011, so, to celebrate, the Italian company have produced the �R' you see in this very issue. Anyone else faintly scared?
Read Clarkson�s review of the Zonda R
6. Porsche 911 SpeedsterPorsche says that the 911 Speedster isn't a run-out model. But Porsche only has Speedsters when the new car is in the pipeline. And anyway, it looks lumpy.
Read more about the 911 Speedster
5. Koenigsegg CCX-R EditionA special edition to celebrate the CCX-R, the �Edition' sported a remapped 4.8-litre V8 with twin superchargers and 1,019bhp. Hitting 62mph in 2.9 and 250+mph = good news.
4. Bentley Continental GT SSA fabulous example of what happens when you let the engineers out of the bunker to go mental with a run-out: rear seats replaced by a strut brace, 110kg lighter and 621bhp.
3. Bentley Arnage Final Series
Special badges? A matching steel flask and shot glasses in the walnut cocktail cabinet? Crikey, we'll go for a pair of the 150 �Final Series' Arnages please, even at �170k a pop.
2. Lamborghini Countach Anniversary
We need to sell more Countaches before the Diablo arrives. What we will do is glue a bigger bodykit on with extra slashes and strakes. They'll buy it. Bingo.
1. Dodge Viper SRT10 ACRThe Viper �American Club Racer' had 600bhp, 560lb ft, shorter gear ratios and a track-spec aero pack apparently capable of 450kg of downforce at 150mph. A proper last hurrah
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